We welcome the Hilltop Big Band as an associate of the Corvallis Community Band. Many musicians play in both bands, and our purpose is pretty much the same - to share the joy of music with our community. Donations to the Hilltop Band are now tax-deductible.

The Hilltop Big Band has been performing in and around Corvallis since 1988. They perform a wide variety of big band arrangements, from the timeless classics of Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Stan Kenton and Woody Herman to the more modern arrangements of Stevie Wonder, The Mingus Big Band, Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band, Lee Morgan, Brian Setzer and The Average White Band.

BlueBrass is a brass quintet comprised mostly of members of the Corvallis Community Band. In this picture, they are playing at Finley Wildlife Refuge for an event called "Barns and BlueBrass," the spring open house that showcases the facilities available at the Refuge. Pictured are Frances Reid, French Horn; Jinny Tanner, Trombone; Chris Walsh, Tuba; Mark Davey & Aimee Wynne, Trumpets.

The Beaver Country Hot Air Band annually invites band members to join them in playing Christmas music in Downtown Corvallis on one Saturday in December. Shoppers, and especially their small children, enjoy the music as the group strolls along and stops at various shops to play a tune.

Pictured are Marion Gregor, alto sax, Cheryl Leckie, baritone sax, Don Phillips, tenor sax, and Peg Urban, alto sax. This group played during one of our summer concerts in 2009 and will appear at the Benton co. HistoricalMuseum on December 10.

This group is pictured playing at the Benton County Historical Society Museum in Philomath. L to R: Bob Schapper, horn, Bill Callender, trombone, Mike Smith, bass, and Adam Burlock and Kim Jones, cornets.

The Spiritoso Wind Quintet has enjoyed playing together for a number of years and performs whenever the opportunity arises. Their next performance will be at the Benton Co. Historical Museum on December 10. Pictured are Sue Borden, clarinet, Gretchen VanderPlas, flute, Bob Schapper, horn, Karin Magnusen, bassoon, and Steve Ford, oboe.

The Spiritoso Quintet really enjoys playing quintets and sextets with pianist, Judy Krueger. They are pictured here at the Benton Co. Historical Museum where they performed a quintet (sans oboe) by Rimsky-Korsakov